Is it just me, or is Favre's assault on Dan Marino's career passing TD record (which he's sitting 14 away from tying at the moment) one of the quietest storylines of the season?

Because barring grievous injury, Peyton Manning will destroy the record in something like 6 years. Personally, I think Brett is more interested in the Wins record (held by Elway); I think if the Pack go 8-8 he ties it, and 9-7 he beats it. Of course, Manning will probably destroy that record too.

Holmgren just said Alexander won't be playing on Monday night. The Madden Curse continues to wield its evil influence! Of course, Seattle is playing Oakland, so one suspects that Holmgren would've limited Alexander in the game anyway. I mean, who uses an injured top player against Oakland?

Peyton is just amazing. He went 32/39 yesterday for 345 yards with 3 TDs and 0 INTs. That is crazy. Also even stranger is that Vick had a higher passer rating with a lower completion percentage and less yards and less pass attempts. He did average 2 yards per completion more which tells me the formula needs tweaking. Anyone know the formula?

As a NYer, I have a natural disdain of anything related to Boston sports. Also I should hate Belichick for leaving the Jets the day before he was to take over the team. The Pats success could have been the Jet's. But yet I can't hate him. I actually think he is one of the great coaches of our time in any sport. He would look good in a weathered old Jets sweatshirt though.

re: chrth - that sucks for Alexander and his fantasy owners - he's always lights-out in prime-time. I don't remember the stats, but he averages something crazy when playing night games - every time he's under the lights, he comes up big. (Am I the only one who remembers this? It was a big story sometime ~2-3 years ago...)

agreed with bobman. The illegal contact was a joke, and Wiggins clearly caught the ball and fumbled, but it really doesn't matter. It's not a conspiracy, and it's not like the Pats need to have the game given to them anyways. They're doing just fine thrashing the Vikes on their own, thanks.

Ok, after watching this game, I have come to the following conclusion: Bill Belichick is not a genious, he's just the only one in the NFL with common sense. He knew the Vikes had a good run D, and so he had Brady throw the ball, and the Vikes reacted like they never considered this. The middle of the field was so wide open Ryan Leaf could have won this game.

What a game next week! Raiders vs. Seahawks. Seneca Wallace vs. Andrew Walters.....sounds like a night of rest for the Tivo, Heroes, going to bed early and the lowest ratings ever for a Monday Night game.

Over/under on Tony having Seneca Wallace on his fantasy team next week? ESPN really messed up Monday Night football. They need a do over.

There was a time when Favre was throwing 35+ TDs per year like Peyton is now. Then the team changed (injuries, free agency, retirement, old age) and his productions dropped off. The same could happen to Peyton within the next couple years. I think it's still pretty likely that Peyton will break a lot of Favre and Marino's records, but let's not "crown his ass" yet.

The Colts have those wide recievers and Peyton locked up for quite a few years. So barring injury, the bulk of the offense will be intact for a long while. Never know though, that's why they play the games.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a Favre-backer and I don't care for Peyton at all. But facts are facts; Peyton has reached in less than 8.5 seasons (259 TDs) what took Brett over 10 seasons (255 his first 10 seasons). That's a season-and-a-half advantage.

But in all honesty, who cares? Marino has all the records, but no championships to show for it. Manning can have the same. If Marino held the Wins record, I bet Favre wouldn't care about it...but since it's Elway (by 1 over Marino), I think Favre wants to beat it.

Sounds like it's a good thing I don't get ESPN and get to listen on the radio! Is it really that bad?

Could NE really win 4 SBs in 6 years? Only the Steel Curtain has done that. The Pats can run when they want to (236 yds vs CIN) and pass when they want to (last night). As long as their defense has a good supply of Ensure, they might do it.

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